"quattuorvirate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quattuorvirates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin quattuorvirātus, from quattuor (“four”) + virī (“men”) + -ātus (“-ate”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|quattuorvirātus}} Latin quattuorvirātus, {{m|la|quattuor||four}} quattuor (“four”), {{m|la|virī||men}} virī (“men”), {{m|la|-ātus||-ate}} -ātus (“-ate”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quattuorvirate (plural quattuorvirates)
  1. A group of four people, especially a council of four men sharing office or rule. Categories (topical): Forms of government, Four Categories (place): Roman Empire Synonyms: government, quadrumvirate, quartumvirate, quatuorvirate [misspelling], quatrumvirate [obsolete] Related terms: quattuorvir, quattuorviral Coordinate_terms: government Translations (group of four men): viermanschap [neuter] (Dutch), quadrumviraat [neuter] (Dutch), quadrumvirato [masculine] (Italian)

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